Spacing out, dude

OK so here's a spaced out question: if you were going to build the End-Of-Days bike for the ArmyGideon what the internests told me is coming, what would you sheeple space your dream custom last bike at..?

Speaking as someone who has more bikes at 120mm than any other spacing, I need some edumacashun. I mean, from what I can gather 142mm seems pretty normal now for MTB/Touring people. Better than stupid 130mm or 135 because less dish, right? Fatbikeland have got 177mm and 197mm, which is fine for 4inch tyres but for us wanting to haul around a mere 2inch or below, what's going to be the new normal?

I notice that the Pro4 150mm rear has an even flange spacing which seems, for the 'derailleur afflicted', like the direction we should probably be going in. I have no clue about what people are doing with thru-axle builds... are people/manufacturers going with 142mm for road/gravel bikes etc these days?

No standards right now, just tons of options.

142mm

Should give you loads of tyre options.

142mm thru vs 135mm : the flange spacing is identical on both. Thru axle is infinitely better for disc bikes tho. Zero rotor rub during hard cornering or hard off road riding. No more caliper adjustments after wheel removal and re-mount. Cleaner looks for those who care.

Boost is better for triangulation and wheel stiffness but it will affect q factor and chain line on road/gravel bikes so I don't think it will catch on. But then, who knows 😂On a mountain bike it's a way to go.

Zero rotor rub during hard braking

Hard braking literally is rotor rub.

Glitch 😂

Boost

Confused at this word... Is that what 150mm is being called?

Boost is 110mm spacing on the front and 150mm on the rear.

Wider hub bodies, wider flange spacing, stiffer/ stronger wheel.

Couple that with asymmetric rims for the ultimate win

148 on the rear though.....

I only asked about 150 as Hope have a rear spaced that way. 148 sounds much of a muchness, but I liked the idea of a completely dishless rear derailleur-geared wheel.